“Res Gestae of Augustus,” wall architecture, from Ankyra, Turkey, with inscription (dated to 1st c. AD)Writing: Greek; made of stone, with inscription (Archaic period) (now at Epigraphical Museum, Athens)Letter, made of papyrus, with inkCoin: Reverse of Sestertius, Flavian Amphitheater (Colosseum); from Rome (Flavian period, dated to AD 80-81)Coin: Early Roman Collection (Republican period)Sculpture: Roman couple; used as tombPainting: Woman with stylus“Arch of Diocletian,” architecture: Victory with trophy; from Rome (dated to AD 293-94)View of site of Roman Forum: Roman Forum PanoramaTemple architecture, from Temple of Divine Romulus, RomeExcavations: By Boni; from Roman Forum (Iron Age period)Aerial view of site of Piazza Navona, Rome (Modern period)Aerial view of site of Pompeii: Forum and surroundings (Modern period)Map of Mediterranean basinMap of Italian peninsulaMap of Italian peninsula: Ancient City-namesMt. Etna erupting“Mt. Vesuvius,” natural phenomenon: View past excavations; from Pompeii (Modern period)Map of Italy: Pre-Roman burial customs (Iron Age period)Hut-urn burial from Latium; from Latium (Iron Age period)Map of Italy: Pre-Roman languages (Iron Age period)Map of Latium: Pre-historic trade routes (Iron Age period)Map of Latium (Iron Age period)Map of Rome: TopographyMap of Rome: Cemeteries (Iron Age period)Fibula jewelry: Etruscan ceremonial; from Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Caere, made of gold (Orientalizing period, dated to 650-640 BC; now at Vatican, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco)Vase painting: Blinding of Polyphemus; in Black-Figure styleVase painting: Odysseus and the Sirens; in Red-figure style (Classical period)“Odysseus,” in-the-round sculpture, from SperlongaVase painting: Herakles killing snakesVase painting: Herakles and Stymphalian birds (one of his twelve labors); made of clay, in Black-Figure styleVase painting: Herakles fighting GeryonVase painting, on Pelike, by Pan Painter: Herakles and Busiris; from Boeotia“Temple of Hercules,” temple architecture, from Forum Boarium, Rome (Republican period)“Farnese Hercules,” statue sculpture“Commodus,” bust sculpture: As Hercules; used as portrait, made of marble (Antonine period)Drawing of vase painting: Aeneas carrying AnchisesVase painting: Diomedes and Aeneas; in Red-figure style“Ara Pacis Augustae,” relief sculpture: Precinct Detail: Aeneas; from Rome (Augustan period, dated to 13-9 BC)Coin: Reverse: Wolf suckling Romulus & Remus (Republican period)“The Capitoline Wolf,” statue sculpture: She-Wolf with suckling Romulus and Remus; made of bronze (Roman period, dated to early 5th c. BC)
